Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.6388 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6388 GPIA
Change on year
down 48.9%
World rank
138th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.72 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.6388 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands is 0.6388 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.72 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6388 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Cayman Islands 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.72 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8914 GPIA | -48.1% |
| 2001 | 1.36 GPIA | +52.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9815 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 1.41 GPIA | +43.7% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.51 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6388 GPIA | -48.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.6388 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 67% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.6388 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9243 GPIA, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 GPIA | 1.72 GPIA | 1.72 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 0.8914 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.6388 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 135 Indonesia 0.6779 GPIA compare
- 136 Mexico 0.6656 GPIA compare
- 137 Kyrgyzstan 0.6486 GPIA compare
- 139 Saint Lucia 0.6286 GPIA compare
- 140 Saudi Arabia 0.6239 GPIA compare
- 141 Switzerland 0.6175 GPIA compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands was 0.6388 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6388 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cayman Islands ranks 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release